 | selchie |
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Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:41:06 pm
Is the devil. I've had it twice this summer from working in my gardens and it not only itches like a son of a biscuit eater - it means I can wear skirts or dresses because it looks so gross.
Anyone know any good homeopathic remedies? It's driving me CRAZY!!
Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:02:04 pm
Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:05:31 pm
Rub fresh aloe on it. The aloe is anti-inflammatory and also slightly numbing.
Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:09:19 pm
Grind up some oatmeal and take a twenty minute bath in it.
Pat dry.
Some lavender/tea tree oil could be helpful additives, if you can get some.
Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:51:02 pm
What do you have against calamine lotion?
Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:20:19 pm
Unless I am mistaken, poison ivy/sumac is an allergy/histamine type deal.
A guess as to why some people are naturally immune.
When the pathogens in the oils secreted from the leaves seep into some pores.
So logically, it is remedied in the same way a poor complexion/acne is: exfoliation.
I would suggest a mud bath as well, but I did not want to be held responsible for the plumbing bill.
Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:34:20 pm
re: comment#2
Rub fresh aloe on it. The aloe is anti-inflammatory and also slightly numbing.
That's a good idea! I have an aloe plant!Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:35:20 pm
re: comment#3
Grind up some oatmeal and take a twenty minute bath in it.
Pat dry.
Some lavender/tea tree oil could be helpful additives, if you can get some.
I did try tea tree cream - but it was awfully smelly. It makes me not want to go out in public when I'm wearing it - too menthol-y or something.Pat dry.
Some lavender/tea tree oil could be helpful additives, if you can get some.
Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:35:55 pm
re: comment#4
What do you have against calamine lotion?
Mostly that it doesn't work that well and leaves flaky pink gunk on your skin.Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:37:00 pm
re: comment#5
Unless I am mistaken, poison ivy/sumac is an allergy/histamine type deal.
A guess as to why some people are naturally immune.
When the pathogens in the oils secreted from the leaves seep into some pores.
So logically, it is remedied in the same way a poor complexion/acne is: exfoliation.
I would suggest a mud bath as well, but I did not want to be held responsible for the plumbing bill.
I never used to be allergic. I could roll around in it and not have any reaction. A guess as to why some people are naturally immune.
When the pathogens in the oils secreted from the leaves seep into some pores.
So logically, it is remedied in the same way a poor complexion/acne is: exfoliation.
I would suggest a mud bath as well, but I did not want to be held responsible for the plumbing bill.
Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:46:12 pm
re: comment#6
That's a good idea! I have an aloe plant!
My mother has many aloe plants. For several decades, she only had three plants. I'm not sure why she started letting them proliferate. I think there are around 15 of them now.Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:51:05 pm
re: comment#11
They're very useful indeed.
She used them on my cuts and scrapes when I was young.